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Breaking news: US Commerce Department effectively shuts down Anthropic’s latest models

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Claims from this post (2)

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  1. Assessment: SupportedSaid

    Observation

    “The Commerce department just ordered an export control directive (quoting Anthropic) “to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5” by foreign nationals — even their own employees.”

    Our reading: The US Commerce Department issued an export control directive requiring Anthropic to suspend all access by foreign nationals, including its own employees, to Fable 5 and Mythos 5.

    No horizon Evidence as of

    Limitation: The directive itself was not found in a public government record. The evidence is Anthropic's account and Fortune's reporting.

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Recommendation or value judgment

    “I have my reservations about generative AI, but this is not the way.”

    Our reading: Despite reservations about generative AI, the Commerce Department's directive suspending foreign-national access to Anthropic's models is the wrong way to handle AI.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: despite reservations about generative AI